Spring is upon us! Flowers are opening, the smell of Cheerios is wafting in from the Old First Ward and Buffalonians are itching with anticipation for the glorious summer months.
May also brings with it National Bike Month and Bike to Work Week (May 15 – 21). It’s the time of the year to start thinking about traveling on two wheels instead of four – to stop cringing about the gas prices and to try to find the time to fit in some of the exercise you promised yourself this year. So tune up your breaks, put air in your tires and enjoy the spring breeze.
As a benefit to cyclists, Green Options Buffalo has teamed up with Buffalo First! and a growing number of local businesses to unveil an expanded local Bicycle Benefits program!
Bicycle Benefits represents just how much the local businesses of Buffalo care about sustainability and healthy customers. This month you will be introduced to 30 new businesses that will offer great discounts to cyclists – 30 businesses that want to say, “Thank you,” for choosing not to drive your car. Here’s how:
1. Buy a sticker. Stickers are FREE with a GO-Buffalo membership Join Here! or buy them from ANY NEW participating business starting on May 1st for $5.00.
2. Put the sticker on your helmet.
3. Ride your bike to a participating business, wearing your helmet and GET GREAT DISCOUNTS!
Today we would like to thank the original businesses that came on board with the program when it was first introduced:
Amy’s Place – (716) 832-6666 – 10% off food!
Green Options Buffalo – (716) 218-7161 – Free valet parking at events
Avenue Art & Frame – 716-842-1450 – %10 off all custom framing
Café Taza – $.50 off of everything
El Buen Amigo – (716) 885-6343 – 10% off everything in store
Hydroponics of Buffalo – (716) 838-3545 – 10% off everything
Ice Creamcycle – $.25 donated to Green Options Buffalo with each purchase
La Dolce Vita Café & Bistro – (716) 446-5690 – Free Dessert with Purchase of an Entrée OR Buy one Get one Free Entrées (up to $10) *Cannot be used in with any other promotions
Quaker Bonnet Eatery – (716) 884-0435 – Free In-House Lemonade, Coffee or Iced Tea
The Comfort Zone Café – (716) 881-1057 – 25% off any blender drinks (incl. protein punch)
Each day this month Buffalo Rising will feature a new business or cultural institution participating in the Bicycle Benefits program locally. Grab your bike and get outside. Buffalo is full of hidden treasures. Let a Bicycle Benefits membership guide you to new discoveries right outside your front door.